(As on 10.3.2017) Commodity Profile for Sugar, March, 2017 Contents 1. Sugar Estimates for India... 2. World Sugar Estimates... 2 3. Production, Area under cultivation and Yield of Sugarcane and Sugar... 3 4. Major Sugar Producing Countries of world... 3 5. Major Exporting and Importing Countries of Sugar... 4 6. India s Major Export Destinations and Imports Sources... 5 7. Trade Flow for India... 6 8. Movement of Domestic as well as International Price of Sugar... 6 9. Futures prices... 7 9.1 Sugar Future Prices... 7 9.2 Prices of Sugar in Bench Mark Domestic Markets... 7 10. State Advised Cane Price... 8 11. Trade Policy... 8 11.1 Export Policy... 8 11.2 Import Policy... 9 1
1. Sugar Estimates for India (Crop Year: October 2016 to September 2017) (Unit:Lakh Tonnes) Table 1: Sugar Production, Trade, Consumption and Availability 2015-16 2016-17 Particular January, 2017 Source (Provisional) (Actual) 90.0 74.67 Opening Stock N.A. ^ DoF&PD 251.21 225.21 Production 225.21 DoF&PD 19.05 14.54 Total Imports 12.37* DoC 360.26 314.42 Availability N.A. @ - 37.98 27.52 Total Exports 7.74* DoC 247.61 255 Consumption 255 DoF&PD 74.67 31.9 Ending Stock N.A. # DoF&PD Source: Department of Food & Public Distribution (DoF&PD), Department of Commerce (DoC) For preparing provisional balance sheet for 2016-17production and consumption have been taken from balance sheet of Department of Food& PD. Export and Import taken as last three years average. Availability: opening stock in central pool plus production plus Total Imports; Total Availability for Domestic Consumption: Availability minus (total export plus ending stock in central pool). ^Month wise opening stock is not maintained. *: The figure of export and imports for October- January, 2016-17. @ Crop of 2016-17 yet to arrive. Therefore, actual data is awaited. # Actual ending stock data will be available at the end of the year. 2. World Sugar Estimates (2016-17) (Unit: Lakh Tonnes) Table 2: World Sugar Production, Consumption, Trade and Stock Particular 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16* 2016-17* World Production 1757.03 1743.08 1734.05 1709.41 Human Consumption 1687.34 1706.00 1734.13 1735.73 Total Import 504.81 515.5 528.67 559.04 Total Export 559.13 541.5 558.12 520.76 Ending Stock 455.15 422.81 405.29 307.95 Source: United States Department of Agriculture, *Estimated Estimates shows that world sugar production has been declining since 2013-14. 2
Lakh tones 3. Production, Area under cultivation and Yield of Sugarcane and Sugar Crop/marking Year Table 3: Production, Area Under Cultivation and yield of sugarcane and Sugar Area Production (Lakh Tonnes) (lakh Hectares) Sugarcane Sugar 2005-06 42.0 2811.7 193.2 66.92 2006-07 51.5 3555.2 282.0 69.02 2007-08 50.6 3481.9 263.0 68.88 2008-09 44.2 2850.3 146.8 64.55 2009-10 41.7 2923.0 188.0 70.02 2010-11 48.8 3423.8 243.5 70.09 2011-12 50.4 3610.4 263.4 71.67 2012-13 49.99 3412.0 258.5 68.25 2013-14 50.12 3521.4 245.5 69.84 2014-15 50.66 3623.85 284.63 70.86 2015-16 49.60 3521.63 * 251.21 69.89 2016-17 45.17 3099.84 # 225.21 67.57 Sugarcane Yield (Tonnes/Hectares) Source: Department of Food & Public Distribution (for Sugar Production) and Agricultural Statistics (for production and area of Sugarcane). *: As per 4 th Advance Estimate (2015-16) of DAC released on 02.08.2016. # 2 nd Advance Estimate (2016-17) of DAC & FW released on 15.2.2017 India s sugar production has increased in last 10 years at CAGR of 2.63 percent. During the same period, India s sugarcane production has increased at CAGR of 2.40 percent and area under cultivation at CAGR of 3.19 percent. 4. Major Sugar Producing Countries of world 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Figure 1 : Major Sugar Producing Countries 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Source: United States Department of Agriculture 3
Quantity (Lakh MT) Quantity (Lakh MT) India was the 2 nd largest producer of sugar in the world after Brazil in 2015-16. India s share in the world production of sugar was 15 percent in 2015-16. 5. Major Exporting and Importing Countries of Sugar Figure 2: Major Sugar Exporting Countries 300.00 250.00 200.00 150.00 100.00 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 50.00 0.00 Source: Comrade Brazil was the largest exporter of sugar followed by Thailand and Australia in 2015-16. In 2015-16, India was the fourth largest exporter of sugar having a share of 4.55% in total global exports. Figure 3: Major Sugar Importing Countries 80.00 70.00 60.00 50.00 40.00 30.00 20.00 10.00 0.00 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Source: Comtrade China, European Union, Indonesia, USA, UAE were the major sugar importing countries in the world in 2015-16. 4
Value in Rs. crore Value in Rs. crore 6. India s Major Export Destinations and Imports Sources 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Figure 4: Major Export Destination 2014-15 2015-16 Source: Department of Commerce The major export destinations for India in 2015-16 were Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, Sri Lanka and UAE. The highest growth in India s sugar export was for Myanmar in 2015-16 compared to previous year. 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Figure 5: Major Importing Sources BRAZIL GERMANY U S A U K CHINA P RP 2014-15 2015-16 Source: Department of Commerce Substantial part of India s sugar imports (around 99.6%) came from Brazil in 2015-16. India s imported negligible amount of sugar during the same year from Germany, USA, UK and China. 5
Jan/12 Apr/12 Jul/12 Oct/12 Jan/13 Apr/13 Jul/13 Oct/13 Jan/14 Apr/14 Jul/14 Oct/14 Jan/15 Apr/15 Jul/15 Oct/15 Jan/16 Apr/16 Jul/16 Oct/16 Jan/17 7. Trade flow of India (Unit: Lakh Tonnes) Table 4: Trade Flow for India during 2010-11 to 2016-17 Year Export Import 2010-11 17.11 11.98 2011-12 27.38 0.99 2012-13 27.91 11.21 2013-14 24.60 8.81 2014-15 19.54 15.38 2015-16 38.26 19.4 2016-17 (April to January ) 21.73 18.99 Source: Department of Commerce. Trade figure shows, that India has been exporting more sugar than that of its import since 2010-11. 8. Movement of Domestic as well as International Price of Sugar 40000 38000 36000 34000 32000 30000 28000 26000 24000 22000 Comparison Between Domestic Sugar Prices & International Sugar Prices (In Rs./Ton) Domestic Sugar Prices (All India Average) International Refined Sugar Prices (LIFFE) Source: Agmarknet (for Domestic price), London International Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE) (for international price) The international prices of sugar has been lower than domestic price from November, 2016 onwards. Domestic sugar prices surged in the recent months in view of expectation of global sugar deficit forecast for this year. Green Pool predicted a global sugar supply deficit of 8.51 MT in 2015-16 (October- September) and a deficit of 6.5 MT in 2016-17 (October-September) following a drop in sugarcane crop in India and Thailand due to the adverse EI Nino effect. 6
9. Futures prices 9.1 Sugar Futures Price Futures Month Table-5: Sugar Futures Price (Raw Sugar) Source: London International Financial Future & Option Exchange (LIFFE) (Unit: Rs/Quintal) % Change over Previous Year 7 March, Week Ago Month Ago Year Ago 2017 28 Feb, 2017 7 Feb, 2017 7 Mar, 2016 May, 2017 2746 2917 3113 2202 24.74 July, 2017 2748 2896 3068 2226 23.46 Oct, 2017 2769 2897 3042 2299 20.40 Source: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), New York Futures Month 7 March, 2017 Table 6: Sugar Futures Price (White Sugar) Week Ago 28 Feb, 2017 Month Ago 7 Feb, 2017 Year Ago 7 Mar, 2016 (Unit: Rs/Quintal) % Change over Previous Year May, 2017 3417 3538 3693 2805 21.80 May, 2017 3320 3435 3667 2778 19.51 July, 2017 3265 3371 3557 2782 17.37 Future Prices of sugar (raw sugar as well as white sugar) are expected to increase over the previous year as shown in the Table 5 & 6. 9.2 Prices of Sugar in Bench Mark Domestic Market (Unit: Rs/ Quintal) Table 7: Prices of Sugar in Bench Mark Domestic Market 8 Mar, 2017 Week Ago 1 Mar, 2017 Month Ago 8 Feb, 2017 Year Ago 8 Mar, 2016 % Change over Previous Year Sugar : S Grade Erode 3948 4095 4120 3048 29.53 Kolhapur 3862 3880 3890 3157 22.33 Sugar : M Grade Delhi 3890 3945 3935 3338 16.54 Erode 4023 4170 4195 3098 29.86 Kanpur 4051 4050 4073 3438 17.83 Kolhapur 3955 3973 3969 3260 21.32 Kolkata 4050 4070 4158 3480 16.38 MuzaffarNagar 3912 3929 3971 3324 17.69 Source: National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) Domestic prices of sugar in major markets in March, 2017 were higher compared to same period in the previous year. 7
10. State Advised Cane Price (Unit: Rs/Tonnes) Table 8: State Advised Cane Price State 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 All India (FRP) 1450 1700 2100 2200 2300 2300 UP 2400 2800 2800 2800 2800 3050 Maharashtra 1800-2050 2100-2500 NA NA - 2375 Punjab 2200 2400 2800 2850 2800-2950 2900 Haryana 2210 2710 2950 3050 3000-3100 - Gujarat NA 2500 NA NA - - Andhra Pradesh 2000 2500 2600 NA 2360-2400 - Karnataka 2000 2400 2500 2500 2300-2625 2300-3050 Tamil Nadu 2100 2350 2650 2650 2850 2850 Source: Agriwatch NA: Not Available 11. Trade Policy Export Policy: Export duty of 20% has been imposed on sugar vide Deptt. of Revenue Notification No. 37/2016-Customs dated 16/06/2016. Raw Sugar imported under Advance Authorization Scheme shall be exempted from export duty of 20% as clarified by DoR vide Notification No. 41/2016-Customs dated 06.07.2016. Table 9: Export Policy HS Code Item Description Export Policy Nature of Restriction 17010000 (a) Sugar* Free (b) Preferential Quota Sugar to EU under CXL Quota (c) Sugar to USA under TRQ Free Free The Certificate of Origin shall be issued by Additional DGFT, Mumbai. The exporters shall be required to furnish the details of actual exports (viz. quantity, value, destination, name & address of foreign buyer etc) to the Additional DGFT, Mumbai as well as to APEDA, New Delhi. This will be subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. The quota will be operated by APEDA, New Delhi as per the modalities and operational guidelines to be notified by APEDA. The exporters shall be required to furnish the details of actual exports (viz. quantity, value, destination, name & address of foreign buyer etc) to APEDA, New Delhi. Certificate of Origin, if required, shall be issued by Additional DGFT, Mumbai. This will be subject to quantitative ceiling notified by DGFT from time to time. Source: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Revenue *: Export of Pharmaceutical Grade Sugar would not be subject to registration requirement. 8
Export of organic sugar without any quantity limits, is permitted till the time export of sugar is Free. Such export is subject to following conditions: Sugar should be duly certified by APEDA as being organic sugar; Prior registration of quantity with DGFT through online system has been dispensed with vide Notification No. 20/2015-20 dated 7 th September, 2015. a. Import Policy: The current applied duty on import of all types of sugar is 40%. Table 10: Import Policy Exim Code Item Description Import Policy Bound Duty Standard Duty 1701 Cane or Beet Sugar and Chemically Pure Sucrose In Solid Form Applied Duty# 1701 12 00 Beet sugar Free 150% 100% 40% 1701 13 Cane sugar specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter: 1701 13 10 Cane jaggery Free 150% 100% 40% 1701 13 20 Khandsari sugar Free 150% 100% 40% 1701 13 90 Other Free 150% 100% 40% 1701 14 Other cane sugar: 1701 14 10 Cane jaggery Free 150% 100% 40% 1701 14 20 Khandsari sugar Free 150% 100% 40% 1701 14 90 Other 150% 100% 40% 1701 91 00 Refined sugar containing Free 150% 100% 40% added flavouring or colouring matter 1701 99 Other: 1701 99 10 Sugar cubes Free 150% 100% 40% 1701 99 90 Other Free 150% 100% 40% 1701 12 00 Beet sugar Free 150% 100% 40% Source: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Revenue and World Trade Organisation (WTO). # Applied duty on sugar was increased from 25% to 40% vide Notification No. 28/2015-Customs dated 30 th April, 2015. ##Duty Free Import Authorization Scheme shall not be available for imports of raw sugar vide DGFT s notification No. 5/2015-20 dated 1 st May, 2015. The requirement of registration of quantity with DGFT for export of sugar has been dispensed with vide DGFT s Notification No. 20/2015-20 dated 7.9.2015. **** 9